Temporary seats set for fair concerts at old stadium

12:12 AM,
Apr. 27, 2013

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The crumbling old Cardinal Stadium structure will be closed and the free nightly concerts during the Kentucky State Fair in August will be held on the stadium field with temporary seating, fair officials announced Friday.

The deteriorated grandstand, which holds about 19,000, will be off-limits from now on, with entry to the concerts through the end zones, away from the structure, officials said.

The stadium entrances will be sealed off to visitors and fairgrounds employees in the next few days and some storage areas and limited offices at the stadium will be moved elsewhere at the ...